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Train routes in Argentina
10 routes · classic 4 · night train 1 · scenic 3 · heritage 2
10 routes cross Argentina in the World Train Map atlas. The longest is the Tren Patagónico at 826 km; the fastest is the Tren a Mar del Plata, running up to 120 km/h; the oldest line dates to 1877. Every route links to its facts, photo and story, and to the interactive world map.
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- Tren a Junín
The San Martin line west across the pampas to Junin, where the Buenos Aires al Pacifico arrived in 1884 and built the railway workshops that employed four thousand people.
- Tren a Bragado
The Ferrocarril Oeste to Bragado, reached in 1877 at what the old kilometre posts call km 210. Three days a week out of Once, through Lujan, Mercedes and Chivilcoy.
- Tren a Rosario
The Mitre line north out of Retiro, up the Paraná through Campana, Zárate and San Nicolás to Rosario Norte, the run that first joined the two cities in 1886.
- Tren a Mar del Plata
Rails reached the great Atlantic beach resort in 1886; today Chinese-built coaches cross 400 km of pampas from Constitución, packed with summer crowds.
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Night train (1)
- Tren Patagónico
Friday nights out of Viedma: sleeper berths, a dining car and an onboard cinema crawl across the Río Negro steppe to the lakes of Bariloche.
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Scenic (3)
- Tren a las Nubes
“Train to the Clouds”: zigzags and spirals up the Andes to the La Polvorilla viaduct at 4,220 m.
Wikipedia ↗ - Tren de las Sierras
Revived in 2007, this 1889 line climbs the Punilla valley past Lake San Roque, carrying refurbished ex-Portuguese railcars up into the Sierras de Córdoba.
Wikipedia ↗ - Tren Solar de la Quebrada
Lithium-battery railcars charged by a solar farm glide through the UNESCO-listed Quebrada de Humahuaca to Tilcara — the first solar-powered train in the Americas.
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Heritage (2)
- La Trochita
Theroux’s Old Patagonian Express: 750 mm gauge, 1922 steam locomotives and wood-stove-heated wooden coaches across the steppe.
Wikipedia ↗ - Tren del Fin del Mundo
The southernmost railway on Earth: a 500 mm steam line laid by Ushuaia’s prison labourers in 1909, now puffing into Tierra del Fuego National Park.
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — each route page credits the author & licence
What is the fastest train in Argentina?
The Tren a Mar del Plata, running Buenos Aires to Mar del Plata at up to 120 km/h. It is one of 10 routes in Argentina in this atlas.
Are there night trains in Argentina?
Yes — 1 sleeper service in this atlas serves Argentina: Tren Patagónico (Viedma – Bariloche).
Can you cross the border by train from Argentina?
No route in this atlas crosses a land border out of Argentina. Every line listed here begins and ends inside the country.
Which is the most scenic railway in Argentina?
Argentina has 3 scenic or mountain lines in this atlas. The longest is the Tren a las Nubes, 217 km.